tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post830703401028942149..comments2023-08-02T05:02:41.706-05:00Comments on Reasons and Opinions: Catholic League Watch 7shadhuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933715508568783990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-23631514974466340412007-06-16T19:53:00.000-05:002007-06-16T19:53:00.000-05:00You have to give the devil his due.Whether one lik...You have to give the devil his due.<BR/><BR/>Whether one likes it or not, Donohue has become the self-appointed spokesman posing as the defender of the aggrieved, persecuted Catholic, the ghetto Catholic in a hostile, secular world.<BR/><BR/>As such, he represents the brand of pugnacious Catholicism espoused by the Hannity-O'Reilly school. For that reason. the press loves him because he's always good for a quotable soundbite.<BR/><BR/>Like it or not, there is simply no other spokesperson with a stomach for the gutter fighting involved in counterbalancing his views. <BR/><BR/>What's more, since Donohue is always careful to side with the hierarchy (witness his defense of the bishop, as described by Radical Catholic Mom), opposing him can be too easily construed as opposition to the magisteria. It's not surprising that few Catholics are willing to risk censure by doing so.Antonio Manettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487502995709519940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-7121690802350044942007-06-07T17:14:00.000-05:002007-06-07T17:14:00.000-05:00The Catholic League'sBoard of Advisors:Brent Bozel...The Catholic League's<BR/>Board of Advisors:<BR/><BR/>Brent Bozell III <BR/>Gerard Bradley <BR/>Linda Chavez <BR/>Robert Destro <BR/>Dinesh D’Souza <BR/>Laura Garcia <BR/>Robert George <BR/>Mary Ann Glendon <BR/>Dolores Grier <BR/>Alan Keyes <BR/>Stephen Krason <BR/>Lawrence Kudlow<BR/>Thomas Monaghan <BR/>Michael Novak <BR/>Kate O’Beirne <BR/>Thomas Reeves<BR/>Patrick Riley <BR/>Robert Royal<BR/>Ronald Rychlak<BR/>Russell Shaw<BR/>William Simon, Jr. <BR/>Paul Vitz <BR/>George Weigel<BR/><BR/>Well well, isn't that a surprise!<BR/>A veritable Who's Who of NeoCon Republicatholic Pro Life War Hawks.<BR/>The perfect blending of the Catholic Church and God's Own Party, featuring Bill Donohue as Grand Dragon.<BR/>Jesus must be so proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-70036949320681416902007-06-06T17:09:00.000-05:002007-06-06T17:09:00.000-05:00I can give you a personal story about Bill. He at...I can give you a personal story about Bill. He attacked our local pro-life group here because we were criticizing the Catholic hospital's practice of euthenizing terminally ill babies (we know of this because a pro-life nurse within the hospital blew the whistle). Our Bishop is on the Board at this hospital and we took the Bishop to task over it. What did Bill do and say? He took us to task because we were attacking the Bishop. Incredible! He then sends me a letter asking for donations. I wrote him a scathing letter back to tell him exactly what I thought of him. Ugh! NOT my favorite person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31210316.post-6467820494079207562007-06-06T10:35:00.000-05:002007-06-06T10:35:00.000-05:00Bill Donohue is the Catholic Church's very own Arc...Bill Donohue is the Catholic Church's very own Archie Bunker. But it's even better than that.<BR/>Whereas Archie was a fictional character, created and scripted to appear as a blathering fool, Donohue's the real McCoy. Always willing to make a public fool of himself--and by extension, the Church--as the spluttering, outraged defender of American nationalism and Republicatholicism. To the politicized faction within the Church he's beloved. To everyone else, he's synonomous with a certain posterior section of the human anatomy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com